Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by shelfofunread
The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood by Susan Elliot Wright
4.0
To say too much about The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood would be to totally spoil the book - this is a novel that needs to be experienced with no prior knowledge of the plot in order to fully appreciate the raw emotional punch that it packs - but I can tell you how much I appreciated the book and the important story that it has to tell.
Susan Elliot Wright has crafted a superb novel here. It's not an easy read by any means but this is a story of motherhood that handles a very emotive subject with great sensitivity and skill. Dealing with issues of mental health, new motherhood, grief and loneliness, this is a stunningly emotive read written with raw tenderness. Cornelia is a woman who is unravelling at the seams but I just felt so much for her and her situation - she makes some very poor choices but Wright made me understand them and empathise with her every step of the way.
The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood is a really important novel. Not being a mother myself - or even desiring to be one - I wasn't sure how much a novel so centred on motherhood would say to me. But this book is a powerful testimony of the trials that women, whether mothers or not, face when it comes to societal expectations and mental health. It's trigger warning central and not for the faint-hearted, however, in its treatment of its difficult subject matter, it's a sensitively written and deeply emotional read and one that I would highly recommend.
This is an edited version of a review that appeared on my blog, The Shelf of Unread Books, at https://theshelfofunreadbooks.wordpress.com. My thanks go to the publisher for providing a copy of the book in return for an honest an unbiased review.
Susan Elliot Wright has crafted a superb novel here. It's not an easy read by any means but this is a story of motherhood that handles a very emotive subject with great sensitivity and skill. Dealing with issues of mental health, new motherhood, grief and loneliness, this is a stunningly emotive read written with raw tenderness. Cornelia is a woman who is unravelling at the seams but I just felt so much for her and her situation - she makes some very poor choices but Wright made me understand them and empathise with her every step of the way.
The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood is a really important novel. Not being a mother myself - or even desiring to be one - I wasn't sure how much a novel so centred on motherhood would say to me. But this book is a powerful testimony of the trials that women, whether mothers or not, face when it comes to societal expectations and mental health. It's trigger warning central and not for the faint-hearted, however, in its treatment of its difficult subject matter, it's a sensitively written and deeply emotional read and one that I would highly recommend.
This is an edited version of a review that appeared on my blog, The Shelf of Unread Books, at https://theshelfofunreadbooks.wordpress.com. My thanks go to the publisher for providing a copy of the book in return for an honest an unbiased review.